Language: English
Published by Colins, United Kingdom, 1946
Seller: Pendleburys - the bookshop in the hills, Llanwrda, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 10.37
Quantity: 1 available
Add to baskethardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, yellow cloth lettered red to the spine, no jacket. Cloth lightly soiled, front free endpaper clipped to the top quarter, the binding remains tight and the body of text clean and unmarked. Illustrated by J Yunge-Bateman.
Language: English
Published by The Country Book Club, London, 1952
Seller: West End Books, Colwyn Bay Conwy North Wales, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. J Yunge-Bateman (illustrator). 1st Edition. The setting is the French Riviera, at first thought the last place on earth to study nature. But the hinterland behind it is truly rural, and here the author lived and loved and experimented with his bees.Green cloth hardback with gilt lettering on spine, slight foxing on page edges otherwise clean tight copy in good condition,192pp Green and cream illustrated Dust.Jacket also in good condition.Country Book Club edition published 1952. Illustrated by J Yunge-Bateman. Book#103069.
Language: English
Published by Collins, United Kingdom, 1946
Seller: Pendleburys - the bookshop in the hills, Llanwrda, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 13.13
Quantity: 1 available
Add to baskethardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a good tightly bound copy, brief gift inscription to a previous owner to the front free endpaper, the body of text free from markings. The unclipped pictorial dust jacket is chipped. Illustrated, 192pp.
Language: English
Published by Collins, United Kingdom, 1946
Seller: Pendleburys - the bookshop in the hills, Llanwrda, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 13.13
Quantity: 1 available
Add to baskethardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a good tightly bound copy, brief gift inscription to a previous owner at the head of the front free endpaper, the body of text free from markings. The price clipped pictorial dust jacket is chipped and shelf soiled & with strengthening to the verso. Illustrated, 192pp.
Published by Collins, London, 1946
Seller: Beach Hut Books, Lingfield, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. J.Yunge-Bateman (illustrator). 1st Edition. Covers have some faint marks.
Language: English
Published by Collins, London, 1946
Seller: Mainly Fiction, Auckland, New Zealand
No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Yellow cloth titled in red on spine, b&w illstns by J, Yunge-Bateman. Very tidy. Dust jacket is price clipped, wear to corners, protected in a clear plastic sleeve. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
3666.BUZZARD C.N. 1946 SHINING HOURS. 192PP. ILLUSTRATED. HARD COVER WITH A DUST JACKET. GOOD CONDITION. (GFNH-BASE-229).
416.BUZZARD C.N. 1946 SHINING HOURS. 192PP. ILLUSTRATED. HARD COVER WITH A DUST JACKET. GOOD CONDITION. (OBG-BASE-21).
Published by London: Collins, 1946., 1946
Seller: Owl Books, County Leitrim, Ireland
First Edition
Illustrated by J. Yunge-Bateman. First edition. 192 pp. A story of the author's bee-keeping experiences in the South of France. 8 plates of detailed line drawing illustrations of insects. Yellow cloth boards with brown lettering on spine. Overall condition VG. In Good- chipped dust wrapper.
US$ 13.81
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Hardback. With dust jacket. Photograph available on request.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First English Edition. Beekeeping in the South of France. Foxing to top page edges, else near fine in very good plus to near fine dustjacket with a little foxing and soiling, but unfaded and unworn.
Published by London: 1946., Collins,, 1946
Seller: Alec R. Allenson, Inc., Westville, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. J. Yunge-Bateman (illustrator). 192 p.: 8 pl., diagrams in text; 2-.5 cm. Good dust-stained orig. tan cloth.
hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Ex-library book, usual markings. Well read with some wear but still very useable. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
Published by Collins, London, 1946
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Owner personalization on FEP. 1 inch open tear at bottom of front gutter. Chip at spine crown.
Published by Published by Collins 14 St. James's Place, London First Edition . 1946., 1946
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
US$ 15.20
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketCondition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original yellow cloth covers, brown title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 192 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Spine ends creased, corners a little soft. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition illustrated dust wrapper with shallow nicks and chips along the edges, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS.
Condition: Good. Variant cover design. Tanning to jacket & textblock. Light edgewear to jacket. Leaning spine. Foxed textblock edge. Light wear to board edges & minor bumps to corners. Content is very good.
Published by Collins, London, 1946
Seller: Uncle Peter's Books, Clunes, NSW, Australia
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. YUNGE-BATEMAN, J. (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition with dust wrapper. Yellow boards with red lettering on the spine. Moderate discolouration on edges along with some foxing, more so on the head edge. Board edges are also discoloured and bear a little wear and tear. Head and tail of spine bumped. Previous book seller's stamp on front pastedown. Free endpapers and pastedowns are fairly discoloured. Binding is neat and tidy, yet split several times throughout. Pages lightly browned, giving a halo to every page. Else book is in fair condition. Dustwrapper is rubbed and well stained. Mark on the front cover, looks suspiciously like a ring left by a coffee mug. Back cover bears scratches and some scuff marks. Some chips and tears along the edges. Price clipped. Spine is sunned, else in fair condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously; they usually present better than they sound. This book weighs over 1kg and will attract extra postage to destinations outside of Australia. Please contact bookseller for postage quote.
Published by Daily Mail School Aid,, London,, 1946
First Edition
US$ 55.28
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Wraps. Visual aid book for schools. Small 4to. 18 by 24 cms. Original publisher's Illustrated black and red wraps.pp 14 inc 8 full page b/w plates of bees. Handwritten presentation from the author on cover - 'Christopher Finzi with best wishes from the Author.' One inked correction in text by Buzzard (changing the word 'females to 'workers'.) Christopher Finzi (1934 -2019) was a British orchestral conductor. He was the son of composer Gerald Finzi and artist Joy Finzi. Only 2 copies found at WorldCat (OCLC) the worldÕs largest library catalogue. Very good solid clean tight copy with only slight wear.